Beverage-keg.



LEO BAROCH, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

BEVERAGE-KEG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed August 9, 1904. Serial No. 220,120.

To 7/ whom, it 71mg concern.-

Be it known that 1, Leo Bi-xnoon, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Beverage-Kegs, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a portable beverage-kegprovided with a cooling-chamber and a gas-chamber filled withcarbonic-acid gas and a beverage-receptacle, the instrumentalitiesbeingso constructed that as the l.)everage is siphoned from thereceptacle the remaining fluid within the receptacle may be kept in aneffervescent condition as well as be continuously under a charge ofcarbonic-acid gas drawn from the gas-chamber, and my invention embodiescertain other instrumentalities, as will be described more fullyhereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a sectional viewof a beveragekeg embodying my invention, while Fig. 2 shows a detail ofthe valve.

In the accompanying-d rawings I have shown a keg A of any suitableconstruction and adapted to receive a charged beverage, such as beer orale, and this keg is provided with a bottom a and the top 6. Held withinthe keg A at a suitable point is a threaded collar 21, provided with theplug 22, so that this keg may be filled with cracked ice through thiscollar-provided filling-opening. closed by the plug 20, as shown. Heldwithin the keg is a. drum of any suitable material, such as sheet metal,to provide a gas-chamber, as shown. said drum forming a gas-tight unionwith the top 6 and the bottom mas shown. H eld within this gas-chamberis a second sheetmetal drum forming the beverage-receptacle D, formed bymeans of the drum 1?, said drum forming a liquid-tight union with thekeg bottom a and top 7/, as shown.

The barrel-top is provided with a suitable opening into which isthreaded the stem 19 of a suitable valved siphon comprising the tube 1,entering the neck 2, provided with the head 3. within which operates avalve 5, provided with the handle 1, and into this head 3 extends thespout 6.

Entering the barrel-top 7) at a suitable point is a safety-valvecomprising the housing 11, within which is held the valve 10, providedwith the stem 9 and head 8, an interposed spring 7 closing the valve inforcing the piston 1O downward. Should the gas-pressure within thechamber C become too great, the same will find an escape and ventthrough the safety-valve.

Entering the gas-chamber C is an intakepipe 16, provided with aresilient normally closed valve 18 and the threaded stem 17, upon 1which is screwed a suitable supply-pipe through which the carbonic-acidgas is forced into the chamber 0. The valve 18 is normally closed toprevent the escape of the gas This valve 18 is cone-shaped and has acentral perforation 18, which enlarges outward. The gas being forcedinto the chamber readily distends the resilient valve to escape throughthe opening; The gas under pressure within the chamber, however,exerting a pressure upon the pliable cone portion of the valve forcesthe same together to close the escapeopening.

Extending from the beverage-chamber D into the gas-chamber C is the tube15, provided with the housing 11, holding the controlling-valve 13,having the operating-stem 12, so that the valve 13 may be carried upinto the chamber 11 to permit the escape of the carbonic-acid gas underpressure within the chamber U to find an escape into thebeverage-chamber 1).

These kegs and barrels are especially adapted to contain beer, ale, andother charged beverages for family use and are also especially adaptedto be used for picnic and excursion purposes. T hese kegs and barrelsare made of various sizes, and the cooling-chamber B is filled withcracked ice to keep the gaschamber cool, and this chamber being a badconductor has a tendency of keeping the beverage within the receptacle Dcool and palatable.

In order to lill the beverage-holding receptacle l), the valve 13 isfirst closed to prevent any escape of gas from the gas-chamber C. Anelastic tube in connection with a suitable reservoir is then drawn overthe spout 6, when the valve Eb is opened to permit the entry of theliquid into the bevcrage-receptacle D.

After the keg is lilled the valve a is closed,

when communication is restored between the gas-chamber C and thebeverage-chamber D.

\Vhen the beverage is to be used, the operator simply turns the valve 4:to permit the escape of this fluid. As soon as it is found that thebeverage does not siphon sufliciently the screw 12 is operated toactuate the valve 13 to permit the escape of a certain amount of gasfrom the chamber G into the beveragereceptacle, insuring the beverageeffervescing and finding a proper eXit.

Having thus described my said invention, What I claim as new, and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent, is

The combination With a suitable keg, provided With a threadedfilling-opening, of a threaded plug Within said filling-opening, asheet-metal drum Within said keg, forming a gas-tight union With the topand bottom of said keg, said drum providing a gas-chamber Within saidkeg, the space between said keg- Walls and drum forming acooling-chamber,

a second drum Within said first-mentioned drum forming a gas-tight unionWith the top and bottom of said keg, said drum providingacentrally-disposed beverage-chamber, a tube entering saidbeverage-chamber through the top of said keg, a valve secured to saidtube, a spout extending from said valve, an intakepipe entering saidgas-chamber,a normally closed resilient valve Within said intake-pipe, atube extending from said gas-chamber into said beverage-chamber, and astem-provided controllingvalve Within said tube, all arrangedsubstantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEO BAROOH. Witnesses:

HARRY M. BURSTALL, A. D. SCHNEIDER.

